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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is a 237-bed community hospital located in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County.

History

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$10 million of a $32.5 million bond issue approved by county voters in a November 1967 referendum was intended for construction of the hospital.[1]

Despite the recommendation of the Fairfax County Hospital and Health Center Commission to purchase a 68-acre site on Lockheed Boulevard, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors instead voted in 1969 to purchase a smaller 40-acre site to the east as a location for the proposed $14.4 million hospital.[2]

In March 1974, the Board of Supervisors voted to build the hospital.[3]

In 1983, the hospital opened a 16-bed comprehensive rehabilitation center, the first in the D.C. Metro area.[4] Ten years later, the Inova Center for Rehabilitation at Mount Vernon Hospital had expanded to 59 beds.[4]

Following extensive losses, Inova considered either closing or moving the hospital in 2003.[5]

In 2013, Barbara Doyle left her position as CEO to return to her home in Massachusetts.[6] Medical director Dr. Donald Brideau served as interim CEO until the appointment of Deborah Addo in 2014,[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Yenckel, James T. (18 April 1968). "Fairfax Hospital Plans To Expand to 700 Beds". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 October 2015 – via Proquest. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "New Attack On Hospital Site Slated". The Washington Post. 18 June 1969. Retrieved 6 October 2015 – via Proquest. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Murphy, Caryle (28 September 1977). "Hospital Fulfilling Critics' Predictions: Mount Vernon Facility Is Half Full and Losing Money". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 October 2015 – via Proquest. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Tousignant, Marylou (1993-09-19). "CELEBRATING A DECADE OF MENDING BROKEN LIVES". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  5. ^ Smith, Leef (2003-06-12). "Mt. Vernon Hospital May Move, Memo Says". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  6. ^ Fill, Gerald A. (5 February 2014). "Leading Inova Mount Vernon". Connection Newspapers. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Meet Deborah Addo, the New CEO of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital". Inova Newsroom. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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